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aks? J eT rd MAPLEBRANCH photo by Peter B. Worden, Jr. Steel tanker (C. S108 lit bullae in 1958 at Sorel, Quebec by Marine Industries, Ltd. (Hull#238) for Branch ae Ltd. as a) M 352 X 52 X 274; 4 491 ees tons. Converted to a cement carr e Ind., Sorel in NOD a a re-converted to a tanker by ‘ier by e same yard in 1968. Reportedly renamed b. Ci ERABLE 1 in 1981 but this name was never fa] on the ship. Sold Mexican in 1982 ren TLATOANI. Sold for scrap in 1988, scrapped in Tex. in service between Manitoulin Island and Georgian Bay. SKUDENES, 302.4 x 55.2 x 36.7, 3589 gross tons, was built in Gijon, Spain as Hull #243 of S. A. Juliana Const. Gijonesa and launched as a) MONTE CRECETA. She was later renamed b) MONTE CASTILLO, c) MANX VIKING, and d) SKUDENES. She will be brought across the Atlantic to Halifax sometime in late spring or early summer, where she will be refitted for her new service. *** The Panamanian-flag TLATOANI, which was built in 1958 in Sorel as a) MAPLEBRANCH (2), was sold for scrapping in Texas last summer. *** BENJAMIN F. FAIRLESS and IRVING S. OLDS arrived at Kaohsiung, Taiwan on November 8. Both vessels had departed Quebec on July 9 under tow of OSA RAVENSTURM. *%*% ATLANTIC ERIE, reflagged to Bahamian registry during January, arrived in Sept Iles on February 2. She is the former HON. PAUL MARTIN, which was renamed by Canada Steamship Lines in December. *** On March 17, Columbia's J. BURTON AYERS was towed from her lay-up berth in Toledo and placed in the drydock at Merce Industries by Gaelic’s NEWCASTLE and PATRICIA HOEY. *** The owners of AQUARAMA have asked the city of Sarnia for a three-month extension allowing them to keep the former cruise ship docked in Sarnia until July 5, 1989. The extension is required as the city of Port Stanley is not ready to receive the ship until then. Mayor Mike Bradley of Sarnia, however, is opposed, explaining that if the group was to stay in the community, or invest a significant number of dollars in the community, there would be a different attitude. Plans are for AQUARAMA to be converted into a floating hotel and convention center at Port Stanley this summer. *** Empire Boat Tours of Alexandria Bay has announced they will offer a limited series of tours in early June, departing from Ogdensburg, including a two-hour sightseeing cruise, a luncheon buffet cruise, a three-hour sunset dinner tour, and a starlight party cruise. If the response is good, additional cruises will be scheduled for the remainder of the summer. *%* The Lake Huron Lore Marine Society presents a Maritime Flea Market on Saturday, May 6, from 10:00 a AM to 5:30 PM at the Port Huron Museum of ( Arts & History, 1115 Sixth Street, Port Huron, Michigan. For futher information, please call 313-982-0891. 42-8-6